Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
Full reference: J. L. Benedetto. 1995. Braquiopodos del Silurica temprano malvinocafrico (Formacion La Chilca), Precordillera Argentina. Géobios 28(4):425-457
Belongs to Rafinesquina according to J. L. Benedetto 1995
Sister taxa: Rafinesquina (Playfairia), Rafinesquina (Rafinesquina), Rafinesquina alternata, Rafinesquina declivis, Rafinesquina delicata, Rafinesquina deltoidea, Rafinesquina gibbosa, Rafinesquina insidiosa, Rafinesquina jeffersonensis, Rafinesquina latisculptilis, Rafinesquina lignani, Rafinesquina mesicosta, Rafinesquina mucronata, Rafinesquina nasuta, Rafinesquina percensis, Rafinesquina planulata, Rafinesquina ponderosa, Rafinesquina praecursor, Rafinesquina pseudoloricata, Rafinesquina stropheodontoides, Rafinesquina trentonensis, Rafinesquina ultrix, Rafinesquina urbicola, Rafinesquina winchesterensis
Type specimen: CEGH-UNC 7253, a valve (internal mould of dorsal valve). Its type locality is Seccion de la Loma de Los Piojos. Layer 1, which is in a Rhuddanian marine sandstone/shale in the La Chilca Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Seccion de la Loma de Los Piojos. Layer 1
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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